Paralympic Sport Clubs are community-based programs developed to involve youth and adults with physical and visual disabilities in sports and physical activity, regardless of skill level.  All programs and activities will be based in the community and are run by the local organization.

With 21 million physically disabled Americans, including thousands of military personnel who’ve sustained serious injuries while on active duty, this is an important community need.

This partnership enables Community Rowing Inc to participate in a multitude of events with the Paralympic Team network.  CRI is eligible to host a Paralympic Experience Event, select an athlete and coach to participate in each National Paralympic Experience held throughout the United States, a scholarship for a PSC coach or executive to attend Olympic University Paralympic Conferences held by the USOC, and participation in USOC Paralympic Military Programs.

1st Place
Veteran Women (55-59)

Egan Cheryl
07:33.5

3rd
Open Women Arms-Shoulders
Lauren Silva
07:43.8

Winter Programs at Community Rowing are currently in progress.

The last day of Winter Training is March 21, 2010.

Don’t forget to Sign Up for Spring Rowing Programs.

Click here to register

Adult Women's Race

On a beautiful sunny winter morning, 30 competitors duked it out to become the AIR-C’s champion!  With technical expertise of Concept 2’s Row Pro system, the race was just as fun for those watching as it was for the athletes on the ergs.  Last year’s event was exclusively an Adaptive Indoor Rowing Challenge (AIR-C), but was expanded this year to bring all community members together.  Marshaled by the G-Row girls, and attended by all levels of competitors, the morning was truly a wonderful representation of the CRI spirit!  Well done rowers!

RESULTS

ADAPTIVE - 1000m

1.  Aiden Porter - 3.25.3

2.  Kyle Smith - 4.09.2

3.  Grace Van Dyck - 4.46.3

4. Kristina Gillis - 5.40.1

5.  John Horgan 6:04.8

6.  Marina Shelton - 6.26.8

6.  Eugene Sullivan - 9.10.0

JUNIORS - 2000m

1.  Richard Quinn - 7.36.7

2.  Sienna DeSantis - 8.02.3

3.  Areeya Sathapornchaisit - 8.28.2

4.  Jasmine Taibi - 9.10.2

ADULT WOMEN - 2000m

1.  Rachel Gould - 7.15.4

2.  Cheryl Egan - 7.37.4

3.  Cissy Young - 8.30.4

4.  Lynn Faitelson - 8.40.2

5.  Karen Coyle - 8.46.1

6.  Marilyn Beyer - 9.40.0

ADULT MEN - 2000m

1.  Rick Beyer - 7.46.9

2.  Rupert Galea - 8.12.4

ADULT MEN RELAY - 2000m (500m each)

1.  Relay Team 3 - Nick Huber - 6.24.5

2.  Relay Team 2 - Jim Coyle - 6.33.2

3.  Relay Team 3 - Gary Piantadosi - 6.36.7

Most exciting though, is that Regatta Northwest, Premier supplier of Survival Suits and other weatherproof outerwear for rowing coaches, has agreed to sponsor the event.  The overall winner of the Rodeo will win a brand new Floatation Jacket!

Please visit www.regattanorthwest.com and check out their products!

Most exciting though, is that Regatta Northwest, Premier supplier of Survival Suits and other weatherproof outerwear for rowing coaches, has agreed to sponsor the event.  The overall winner of the Rodeo will win a brand new Floatation Jacket!

Please visit www.regattanorthwest.com and check out their products!

Check it!

-Decks cleaned, polished and retaped

-Gunnels filled and sealed

-Steering re-cabled

-Cockpit painted! (CRI RED!)

-Toe replaced with new style

The New style toe is and especially hot mod, short housing means that shoe position can be adjusted without haveing to worry about adjusting the steering.  Just loosen the wing nuts, move the stretcher, and retighten.  There is a hand knob for adjusting the steering if it slips, but day to day rowers shouldn’t have to worry about it.

Harry Parker Boathouse Wins Architects’ Award

THURSDAY, 07 JANUARY 2010 09:30

Photo by Peter Spurrier

The Boston Society of Architects has named the newly built Harry Parker Boathouse the “most beautiful” new building in the city. The boathouse, one of ten that lines the Charles River, was designed by Cambridge architects Alex Anmahian and Nick Winton for Community Rowing Inc. The pair told the Boston Globe that they felt very lucky to design the boathouse. “They don’t get built very frequently and they’re always in sensitive paces-on a river,” said Anmahian.

When designing the boathouse, Winton and Anmahian did not look at other boathouses for inspiration. Instead they looked at barns, specifically tobacco barns. They felt that the intention was similar for both buildings-both are storage sheds that contain objects that need to stay dried out.

The Harry Parker Boathouse, which is surfaced in wood, houses up to 200 eights. A smaller building, the Ruth W. Somerville Sculling Pavilion, sits next to it made of glass, which stores the single sculls. Anmahian and Winton both felt that the boathouses should also accommodate a public walkway along the river. For that reason, both buildings sit farther from the river than most boathouses on the Charles, allowing walkers, joggers and bikers to continue their trek along the river. When a crew goes to launch their shell, they simply cross the path and lower the boat from any part of the 420 foot dock.

The architects thought of everything. The outer wooden walls are not solid surfaces as they appear. A mixture of glass and wood, everything is mechanically operated. With a flip of a switch, the walls open, similar to Venetian blinds, to allow air to circulate the interior and help dry the boats. The design also allows for the building to cool very easily so air conditioning is rarely needed.

The moving walls was an idea taken from the tobacco barns, where the walls are often made of wooden planks that can be opened easy to let air in. Not only is it a practical, it allows for the colorful shells to be seen from the outside. Similarly, the glass Somerville Pavilion acts as a showcase of the sculls.

Anmahian and Winton’s design now houses CRI’s non-profit organization, “dedicated to the belief that the sport of rowing provides unique abilities to promote personal and community growth through teamwork, discipline, and physical fitness,” states their website. The boathouse is being used for numerous rowing and fitness programs as well as events and weddings.

By Liz Bernal

AIR-C's

AIR -C’s CRI Indoor Rowing Competition - RESCHEDULED

Date:  January 23, 2009

Times:  9AM-11AM

Overview:  Indoor rowing competition offered to all CRI and local community rowers/ergers.  Events offered for Juniors (Boys/Girls), Men, Women, Adaptive Rowers. All events are 2000 meters except for Adaptive, which will also offer a 1000 meter race.

Entry Fee:  $20 to benefit CRI Adaptive Rowing and G-Row’s Training Trip to San Diego

Registration:  Call or email Outreach Dept.

617-779-8277

rachele@communityrowing.org